New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 7:17-29

17“But as thetimeχρόνοςchronosG5550of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860whichἧςhēsG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316had assuredὡμολόγησενhōmologēsenG3670to AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11was approachingἤγγιζενēngizenG1448,the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992increasedηὔξησενēuxēsenG837and multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthunthēG4129in EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

18untilἄχριachriG891anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935aroseἀνέστηanestēG450overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125whoG3739did not knowG3609JosephἸωσήφ.IōsēphG2501.

19It was he whoshrewdlyG2686tookG2686advantageG2686ofG2686our nationγένοςgenosG1085and mistreatedἐκάκωσενekakōsenG2559our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962in order that they wouldabandonποιεῖν ἔκθεταpoiein ekthetaG4160 G1570their infantsβρέφηbrephēG1025in the Nile,soG1519thatG1519they would not surviveζῳογονεῖσθαι.zōogoneisthaiG2225.

20At thisG3739timeκαιρῷkairōG2540MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was bornἐγεννήθηegennēthēG1080;and he was beautifulἀστεῖοςasteiosG791to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.He was nurturedἀνετράφηanetraphēG397for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376in his father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962homeοἴκῳoikōG3624.

21And after he had been putG1620outsideG1620,Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaōG5328daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364tookG337him awayG337and nurturedἀνεθρέψατοanethrepsatoG397him as her ownἑαυτῇhe'autēaG1438sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

22MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475was educatedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthēG3811in allπάσῃpasēG3956the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίων·AiguptiōnG124,and he was proficientδυνατὸςdunatosG1415inspeakingλόγοιςlogoisG3056and actionἔργοιςergoisG2041.

23But whenὡςhōsG5613he was approachingἐπληροῦτοeplēroutoG4137the ageχρόνος,chronosG5550of fortyG5066,it enteredἀνέβηanebēG305hismindκαρδίανkardianG2588to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaiG1980his countrymenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

24And when he sawG3708oneτιναtinaG5100of thembeing treatedG91unjustlyG91,he defendedἠμύνατοēmunatoG292and tookἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160vengeanceἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557for the oppressedG2669manG2669by fatallystrikingπατάξαςpataxasG3960the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον.AiguptionG124.

25And he thoughtἐνόμιζενenomizenG3543that his brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80understoodσυνιέναιsunienaiG4920that GodθεὸςtheosG2316was grantingδίδωσινdidōsinG1325themdeliveranceσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223him; but they did not understandσυνῆκαν.sunēkanG4920.

26And on the followingG1897dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250he appearedG3708to them as they were fightingG3164eachG3164otherG3164,and he tried to reconcileG4871them to peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,by sayingG3004, ‘Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you are brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101are you injuringἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91eachG240otherG240?’

27But the one who was injuringἀδικῶνadikōnG91his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139pushedG683him awayἀπώσατοapōsatoG683,sayingG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525you a rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758and judgeδικαστὴνdikastēnG1348overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909us?

28You do not intendθέλειςtheleisG2309to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337me as you killedἀνεῖλεςaneilesG337the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον;AiguptionG124yesterdayG2189, do you?’

29At thisτούτῳtoutōG3778remarkλόγῳlogōG3056,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475fledἔφυγενephugenG5343and becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strangerπάροικοςparoikosG3941in the landγῇgēaG1093ofMidianΜαδιάμ,MadiamG3099,whereοὗhouG3757hefatheredἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080twoδύο.duoG1417sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207.

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